The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-20
vEw YORK DRV sOoDs MARKET.
THE RAILROADS.

been spent during the last six months In the
Blu ldins Of railways.
The railroads OF Ksneas are in tie
hight Of prosperity, having earned thu, far
this year 80 to 40 per cent. more money than
In the corresponding period In 1886.
The Philadelphia and Reading road
IL building at Its own shop, 100 tubular iron
cars. They weigh less than wooden cars and
have Q carrying capacity OF go GO pounds.
A SYNDICATE composed OF Nsw York
and London bankers has ag'eed to fur. ish
the N oucy necessary for the construction Of
tbs. Chattanooga, Rome and Columbu, road,
and resident Williamson. who has been In
New York city conducting the nego,i tons,
will leave for Rome. Ca, tonight, and begin
work on the line ct once.
THk Patent Office has issued over
5000 patents for improved and automatic
couplsrs. and yet none has boen invented
which seems to be per ecs under all the re-
quirements Of railroading Many men have
spent tue best portions Of their lives In de-
vising couplers. only 10 ind when they we're
70 e that were fatal and could not P 5. cor.
rected.
THERE was another hitch In the Bal.
timore aud Ohio deal yesterday, and no an-
nouncemept Of Its consumm alton isexp,ct-
ed before Thursday. The couosel engaged
on the papers Is not expected In the city
until then, and nolhlng will be siyen out
until his arrival. Everything possible will
before Saturday 80 As to allow President Gar.
ret TO sal for Eu'ope.
ST. PAUL special 10 the Gl he Dem.
erat; A prominent railroad ofhcial hero
says that though matters seen 10 have quiet
ed down, so far AZ the rumors regm dins
General Manager 0akes and tho Northern
Pa ihc road arc c1ncsrned. ttill a startling
change may be eIpect d In the near future,
not the retirement Of MIR. Cakes from the
ing less than the depo,itg Of President Har'
rvs and the elesation Of ar. Oaies 10 the
presidency thu, made vacant
A MEbTIso Of the employees Of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad was held
Monday night at Port Richmond for the pur.
pose OF protesting against the suspension Of
old engineers and hremen because Of their
refusal to be examined as to their eye sight,
snd cat ability to read aud srite. several OF
them are ssid 10 have been Suspended tor
.uNi W
As reiult OF the meeting, the G ews Of shl
coal trains reiused TO take out train, and
the coal traffic on the road IL practically
ssspeaded. The mon dec are that unless
the company recede, from its position there
viii 90 general strike along the eatire line.
TIE railway up Mount Washington,
In this country. and that which aicsuds
Mount Rlxi. In Switzerland, are familiar
and notab'e examples sf rack railroads with
sIceedinsly steep grades. Bat there Ia row
being constructed M the side Of Mount Pila.
tus, the imposing Alpine spur that Ills II,
lofy hssd from the shore Of Lake Luc,rpe.
in ewutsrland, q ttill more wonderful rail
vsy.. This bold enterprise resuirss. 10,
heaviest gradients ever yet employed 10
rsnssy eonttruetien. In - ne paru equal
Ing 10 u. or no less than 2sfs 'eet the
mile, wheress the bsayiest srAdci Of the
$50 feet per mile Hallway Ase.
0sK Of the pspe g read at the last
annual meeting Of the master car builders,
classified the cause, % accidents 10 train
men and number Of locomotives, In Massa-
ehusett,, New York and Michigsn, as 70.
ported by tho ra'lviy oommi sioners Of
these states. Assuming that the acc den u
10 other states are saually numerous 10 pro-
Iortion 20 the M nbsr ofaocomotiv,s used Ia
them, the conelusian 10 reached tat IN the
United states lass employees are killed and
edi Toured ANNUAL y. Uf these disasters
49, par cent ofthe deaths, ~ q as per cent
Of the Injuries ocruued white aen were
coupling OF uecouplios car. IS 7 psr. cent Of
%. S Ssas s IN 'G: 'S "sS q
the deaths add IN Ger cent Of the injuries
were caused by falling from trs ms or en-.
ginesi and SIS per eest OF tie deaths and
- yer cent OF the Injuries are attributed "a
Various eau es.-kAiivay World.
ISFoRNATIoS Of the laying Of track
on hes railroad line. IN 1851 IL given as FOL.
lowti fairchid Apd Mississippi river. from
fairehiid 10 Osseo, W.T.. fifteen miles.
Denver, Memphis md Atlantic. for tbs
month Of Juns. eighty-two miles. Gsorsia
Pacific, ,ince J tnaa,y Let, thirty nine miles
hitherto y, reported, nine a.iIes. Kama,
JtJ, Memphis and Birmibg chan, during The
month ufJune, thirty.twb miles ~ Paul,
Minnearoii. snd Maritoba, sis &c Jasuary 1,
5h5 miles, hi herto pnrepofled. ll6 m, lee.
nary !, iraet has been laid a. iollswsi San
Antonio. IeIas, 10 boerne, thirty one
miles, Gregory 70 lnrl' side, thirts, mils,
1af,toyn 20 WALTZ. lV miles total, 80
miles hithsrto unriportei, 10 miles.
and Mo 0rando 10 Iolorado, Nv. miles.
Thi, q q totsl Of 500 miles or he week,
makit q 2lbl miles reported thus far Tor tn,
current year.
TnE mechanical department of tie
Rau Tennessee, yirrini, and Gsorda are
sIpsrimeatnE With a new smoke. preventing
device fsr locomotives. They use table crate,
with diagonal tlou or openings one. half By
three ibehss, ant thIrty.four such opening,
10 saeh crate. The Crate merit u the ate.boI
deer !. made stationary, and = back u cast
npt shut aud the font one opea ~hen run.
hing, The air passes w over the back dead
tst. aud fsts partly hsste before reaching
the hfei toe supply ~ thst opening bsins
provided 70 make 10 10, the restricted supply
that pssses through The contracted crate
oieaipEs. The arrangement ~orks well a. a
snote ptsvenier and sayes fuel. the narrow
opebinu 10 the crates preventing tbs waste
o. Goa th 4 V usually osused BY tic hne coal
are shsksa The dr. IN % ins .eul % :, f'iiaw.
III. ,hasinE OF crates with wide openinEs IL
not heard.
70 int,nfe w.s the hea, on Monday
las, that some Of the rails on the London
aud Northwestern railway. between Huylon
and Prescott became twisted. and for time
put an entire stop 10 the tfanic between Liv.
srpooI and the stations Ing north. The
hrs, train tina, vas itppPed was The 2ii5 .. m.
IRON Line street for Carlisle and Scotland.
and before u could proceed on its journey II
had 70 be fot cato the ~ Inc and be- con.
,eyed 90 o the merit st,tion. involving q
delsyo about twenty minutes. SucrsodinE
trains we're Similarly bl0skil. The ma Ter
vas put risht b. eulubg % between three
and Tour Inches Of each rail, ore length Of
which only was twisted, which occupied
over 40 hour, With he result that the trains
for the north we've delayed al Huyton June.
tlon III $50 O'CLOCK. The raj . "a cited run
along an exposed porfioa fthe track kaosn
% the bans. Thor are ght JoInisa for some
distance, and hi, ALLOW, Tor no sIsaos on.
IL 10 believed that the rails would have no.
malnsd IN their position, not ithstandins
tue trsat efpansion 70 which they we're sub.
jsctsd, bot for the last that . NUS boz Of n On
we're voftinG on the lines, which, once
stared. did not take iot 10 assans 10.
m.rtably uhu usl form. -Ifon Monesr.
THK traveller with rates aud routes
al his fingers sndi has always possessed a
great advaatsgs over tie less sophisticated
toufi't whsnsFer pattonirlog tho regular
Ticket ofices or. the irregular estab.
u hmsn,s 9th, brokers. prepared on the
one hand, 10 resist the wiles oftbe latter 10
sendihr bin ny roats resemblnf the ,ea.
meat o. circle, ratNerthAn iott hls q ttroa.
aEe', aud tue other g select line potsising
tha latift suticle femi nisoonrss a. 20 rolf.
u ~ h. - aanZ 80 Il